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Thomas Byrne was transported on the Morley, departing 3rd Nov 1827 and arriving 3rd Mar 1828 with 173 passengers.
The "Morley" was built on the Thames, England in 1811. Convicts were transported to New South Wales on the Morley in 1817, 1818, 1820, 1828 and 1829 and to Van Diemen's Land in 1820 and 1823. 1829 Voyage. 200 Male English Convicts. Commander; Harrison. Richard Lewis; Surgeon Superintendent arrived 2 Dec 1829. All convicts survived the voyage.
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Convict Notes
LAST DAY OF DUBLIN COMMISSION. … their Lordships proceeded to pass sentence on the several convictions during the Commission, and among others the following : … Patrick Moran and Thomas Byrne, for a highway robbery on James Molony.— Death recorded, ... Belfast Commercial Chronicle, 2 May 1827.
NOTE. There were 2 young men named Thomas Byrne, both convicted in Dublin for Life. One had a Colonial Sentence and was sent to Moreton Bay for 2 years. Moreton Bay records state that his original sentence was for Highway robbery, but also state that he was a native of Dublin. One of the Thomas Byrnes settled in Windsor district and gained his Conditional pardon in 1848. The other settled in Maitland district and gained his Conditional pardon in 1854. It is not easy to be sure which was which! --------------------------------------------------------------- Moreton Bay Penal Settlement, Convict Records. Thomas Byrne, per Morley 4, Tried Dublin City, 27 Apr 1827, Highway robbery, Life. Labourer, Colonial conviction: Gen. Sessions at Sydney, 14 Mar 1829 for Attempting to appropriate to his own use a Cow, the property of his master and representing himself to be a free man, 2 years. Returned to Sydney, 8 July 1831. Description: Thos Byrne, native place, Dublin, age 20, 5 ft 3 ½, Fresh comp, dk brown hair, lt grey eyes, Catholic. --------------------------------------------------------------
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Thomas Byrne, alias Burn, age on arrival, 20, per Morley (5) 1828, tried 1827 at Dublin, Life, for robbery highway. DOB 1808, native place, Wicklow. Catholic. single. Labourer.